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Musk oxen, standing facing outwards in defense of their herd, massive and powerful, warm in their long thick coat, superbly adapted to survive in the frozen wilderness.

A beautiful arctic wolf stands in the deep snow of his wilderness home, proud and capable, alert and wise in the ways of survival.

Graceful and light, delicate and beautiful yet posessing the unbelievable ability to fly 25,000 miles a year.

The humpback in its arctic feeding grounds, majestic and massive, highly intelligent and spectacular.

Caribou silhouetted against a rosy sunset and snow-covered mountain, magnificant antlers proudly displayed on the head of a prime male.

Beautiful shot of waterfowl in the arctic, portraying the cold desolation of their wilderness home.

Narwhals, mysterious in the dark depths beneath the arctic ice.

Arctic fox with its summer coat streaming feathery in the wind, alert and intelligent, focussed, still and silent.

Tundra swan taking off in the arctic, beauty, streamlined and elegant.

Walrus group resting on an ice-floe in arctic waters, their strange design suiting them well to their marine lifestyle.

Tiny marine life in the rich arctic waters, beautiful and mysterious, the minature creatures at the beginning of a great food chain which ends with the giant whales.

Antler in the arctic wilderness, a reminder of the harsh life in this beautiful environment.

Closeup of the skin of an arctic char, abstract beauty and superb adaption to a challenging environment.

Wolverine in the dark of the dusk, a secretive and mysterious hunter, rarely seen, a dark ghost in the night.

Other post of interest . . . Polar Bear Pictures

More arctic animal photos

Polar bear pictures.

admin — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:33:51 +0000

Some of the world’s best pictures of polar bears (which you can buy as posters if you wish, or just enjoy looking) . . .

Polar bear family, secure and happy in the love and protection of a powerful and dedicated mother. Strong family life in the arctic wilderness.

Young baby in the warmth and security of its mothers protection, living wild and free in their frozen wilderness.

Young baby Polar Bear safe with its mother, looking out into the frozen wilderness of it’s home. Healthy and capable, beautiful and wild.

Playing happily on the back of the resting mother, safe and sound in the protection of the pinacle of the food chain.

Resting comfortably, secure in the knowledge of its supreme survival ability in one of the world’s most challenging environments.

Mother and triplets, playing happily in the beauty of the arctic wilderness.

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Interesting facts on polar bears

admin — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 05:52:27 +0000

Polar bears live mostly within the artic circle. It is the largest carnivore found on land, and equal largest bear with the kodiak bear (which is an omnivore). It is also the carnivore which has retained its survival throughout more of its original habitat than any other.

Male polar bears are about twice the size of females. The brown bear is a close relative, but the polar bear has evolved, about two hundred thousand years ago, to fit a much more precise habitat. Brown bears and polar bears can produce offspring together, but neither can live long in the others habitat.

The decrease in sea ice due to global warming is causing big problems for polar bears. They are considered “vulnerable” now and might become extinct within a century. Polar bears are still hunted by local peoples. There are probably not more than twenty five thousand polar bears alive today.

Many people think that polar bears are left-handed, but there is no scientific evidence of this. A polar bear will overheat in temperatures above 10 degrees C (50 F) due to their layer of blubber about ten centimeters thick.

The outer hairs of a polar bear appear white but are actually transparent.

A polar bear can smell a seal a mile away, but its hearing is only as good as humans. Polar bears can swim very well, and have been seen two hundred miles from land. They swim almost twice as fast as they walk.

Polar bears eat mainly seals, which they hunt from sea ice, where they live most of their lives. Polar bears hunt seals either by waiting for them to come up to breathing holes, or by stalking them when they are resting on land. Mature bears will mostly eat only the skin and blubber of the seal which is rich in calories, but young bears eat mainly the meat which is rich in protein. They wash themselves after eating, in either water or snow.

Polar bears occasionally eat walrus (which can be up to twice its weight) or beluga whales. A polar bear can survive without eating for several months.

An arctic mothers love . . . the young cub secure and comfortable in the embrace of its powerful mother, the top of the food-chain in their frozen wilderness.

See our blog post Polar Bear Pictures

Photo of arctic animal

admin — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 23:05:33 +0000

Here are 8 of the very best photos of arctic animals, plus links to more than 1500 more.

The arctic (from the Greek word for “bear” because the “great bear” constellation is prominantly visible from this region) is the region north of the arctic circle, which is the limit of where the sun can sometimes be seen at midnight, and also where trees don’t grow. The arctic can also be defined as the area where the average temperature of the warmest month is not above 10 degrees C. The north of Canada and Alaska, Russia, Norway and Greenland are within the arctic area.

Animals that live in the Arctic include organisms living in the ice, fish and marine mammals, birds, some land animals, plants particularly lichens and mosses, and people.

Animals within the arctic area include the Arctic fox, polar bear, Arctic hare, lemming, Arctic wolf, muskox, and caribou.

Birds of the Arctic include the Arctic tern, which migrates to the Antarctic every year.

Here are some photos of arctic animals . . .

The arctic fox shelters in the frozen, hoar-frost-covered grasses of the tundra.

The spectacular flight of the arctic tern, which flys 25,000 miles a year, light and agile, beautiful and capable.

The delicately beautiful Arctic fox against the gold of the setting sun on the crisp white snow.

Warm in its thick winter coat, the Arctic hare shelters in the deep snow of its frozen wilderness.

The thundering run of the musk ox high in the cloud-covered mountains is its remote wilderness home . . . strange, powerful, aloof.

The tender yet powerful motherly love of the polar bear, the curious but unsure cub protected securely in its mothers capable embrace.

The small polar bear cub shelters within the powerful stance of the alert and able mother.

The power and grace of the Arctic wolf running through the deep snow of its remote frozen wilderness, the bright spark of powerful life in the empty land.

For more info on the arctic, see Wikipedia “Arctic”

For more arctic animal photos, see 110 Arctic Animal posters.

For more photos of polar bears, see Polar Bear photos.